The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-04

drew his demand tor the reading OF the ~
grosseu cop 2 the question REQUIRED 81
the passage of the bill. The bill was ness y
in the exact form in which it was repo,te1
from the committee on rivers and harhors
by a vote OF 154 to 81.
Senator ingalls, introduced a bill Is
amend the revised statutes so as to mr.,
vide:
No person shall be engaged In the bus,ra..
~rectlfier, wholesale or retail liquor dealer. yvho,Ms'
sale or retail dealer in malt LIQUORS ar ali, ny
nor snail the collector OF internal revenue n,
celve from any such person any money in :
ment OF special tax or for revenue stamne nntr
the dealer has first made q sworn staterna.a
that he has fully complied with all the laws
his business is TO be conducted.
Mr.. Hammond, from the committee ON ~
Judiciary, reported adversely a Joint resoln'
ton providing tor the election of Unstsd
States senators by the people. TheNbill IA
the incorporation of the Washington Cahla
Railway Company of the District Of Colum1
bia came up. Mr.. Heard offered a substitute
for the bill. and after debate demanded ths
previous question. The opponents Of tia
measure, led by Cobb and Eden, resorted h
tilibustering tactics Mr.. Springer. In The IN
terest OF the bill, moved that the house take
q recess until tomorrow at IL O'Clock
Agreed to-yeas 100, nays a.
OhNAAE-Au O DlIl prohibiting members az gnn
gress from being employed by government
aided railroad companies was discussed withon,
final action.
MI. Berry advocated the bill.
He did not believe that a senator or memhar
drawing $4,000 or 500, o a year from tha
Union Pacific or the Norshern Pacific railroad
companies could act and vote impartiailv ~
the Pacific funding bill or On the Northern
Pacific land forfeiture bill.
Amendments to the bill were offered nv
Messrs Platt and Hoar. The latter said:
The bill was aimed at a state Of things not az.
listing and not Likely to exist. He was willing 70
go rs far as to provide that when a land grant
railroad company had legislation before congress
no senator or member counsel Of that cOmpany
should take part In that legislation, and that was
the purport OF the amendment which he had OF.
fered.
Mr.. Frye interrupted a debate in order.
as he said, to give a piece of information.
He read an associated press telegram Just
received from Eastport, Me-. stating:
The winter school of herring had struck
into the American shore. About TWENTY-FIVE
English cats and vessels were there fishing
within the shore line. Meanwhile tae Eng
lish cruiser Middleton was cruising between
EasUport and Standrems, ready TO seize any
American fishermen that m 5ht venture be-
yond the dead line.
That was all be said.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan 2S.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day appointed as q subcommittee to inves-
tigate the alleged Texas outrages, Messra
Evarts, Teller, Spooner, Pugh and Eustie
Senator Spooner was first selected as chair
man but asked to be excused in consequence
of the legislative matters of importante
which are in his hands and will largely COM
mand his time to the end of the session
The subcommittee will begin its hearing at
once.
IN THE HOUSE
! The house met at IL o'clock in continue
ton of yesterdays session. and the speaker
announced that the pending question was
upon the passage of the Washington Gable
Railway company bill. The demand was
withdrawn in order To allow various amend
ments to be offered. The bill passed M.
Forney presented the conference report on
the bill making an annual appropriation OF
$40O,0 600 for the equipment OF the militia
forces of the United States, and IL was
agreed TO.
The pluro-pneumonia bill Was discussed
at great length.